Africa Rising: Policies for Sustained and Inclusive Growth

Overview

This panel will be the culmination of a full-day conference on
Africa Rising: Building to the Future, an in-depth examination of the crucial
policy challenges facing Africa as it builds upon its recent economic success. Under
the theme of Policies for Sustained and Inclusive Growth, the panel will review
the conclusions of the day’s three earlier panels, on Inclusive Growth, Structural
Transformation and Economic Diversification, and Scaling Up Public Investment. The
aim is to identify policies to share the fruits of continued high growth more widely
across populations, and set sub-Saharan economies on the path to becoming emerging
markets. The panel will represent a cross section experts from government, academia,
and civil society, with IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu.